Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1948 — Page 1

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Air Force Alerted

Storm May Hit Hatteras by Midnight, =:

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UP)—Navy planes along the entire Atlantic Coast were ordered today to move in-

Path

for Evacuations;

pt through =a three-story apartment building a 546 Fletcher Ave. about-4 a. m.

land as the hurricane warning service of the Weather today.

Bureau reported that a storm, swirling out of the Atlantic, probably would hit the Cape Hatteras area before midnight

tonight. The .Air Force also alerted all: its Atlantic coast fields,

ordering all pilots to stand by for emergency evacuation of its

planes. Unofficial estimates stated that the Navy order affected about! 2000 planes, some of which may be moved inland as far as Chi-

An advisory at 9 a. m. (Indianapolis - Time), repeated earlier hurricane warnings for the coast from Wilmington, N. C., to Cape Hatteras and reported the winds along thé sea front “should reach gale force late this afternoon and hitfrieane force early tonight.” “Present indications are that the center will pass over or very near Cape Hatteras tonight, probably before midnight,” the advisory said. Take News Calmly

North ‘ Carolina ' coastal residents,’ who have faced far more hurricane scares than hurricanes, took the news of the oncoming storm calmly. However, Red Cross mgptings were scheduled to “brief” emergency ‘workers. Small boats sought refuge in inland waters. Short wave radio facilities were set. up at Wrightsville Beach, N. C. Alrcraft at the Cherry Point, N. C., Marine: Corps Air Station were evacuated. Hundreds of military planes based in North Carolina and Virgina were flown to #afe havens inland. The Navy and Air Force said it was a routine procedure. The storm center was placed about ‘250 miles south-southeast

Sh aenly Serves hn er In previous alivisory the storm center had been placed 390 miles fax of Jacksonville, Fla., head: at a'leisurely pace toward the Georgia and South Carolina toast in a west-northwest direc-

Ake

n. But the whirling storm swerved suddenly and headed north-north-west: and the weather bureau said that {t “may. change to a more northerly course during the

One resident, Jess Whitehouse, was trapped in his third-floor

0° on Tap Today ~Aid No Rain

Mass of Cool Air Misses Indianapolis LOCAL TEMPERATURES

6am... 72 0a m.;. 17 Tam... 7 11a m., 32 S$a.m... 7 12 (Noon) 88 Pam... 1pm... 8

A cool air movement sweeping across the North missed Indianapolis today and temperatures here are expected to soar up to 90 this afternoon and back to the same level tomorrow. J The Weather Bureau forecast more scattered showers around Indiana again tonight. ®Rains fell in more than half a dozen spots in Indiana between 6 and 7 p. m. yesterday, causing a 14-degree drop in the mercury here. Cool air swept across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan where temperatures were 70 or lower all day yesterday. “We're just at the edge of that cool air movement and there's not much chance of any relief here in the next 48 hours,” Weatherman Paul Miller said. Heavy Fall at Peru Heaviest rain in Indiana yes. terday was at Peru where an hour’s downpour measured 1.60 inches, There was a heavy. rain south of here at Franklin and other points but not a drop fell at Indianapolis. Before the showers brought séme ‘cool air, the mercury was hovering ‘at 94 here our

Court Decision In Holdup Case ain

A 23-YEAR-OLD Kentucky youth was fined $100 for an $80 holdup today over the protest of | victim who contended the penalty should have ‘been stiffer. Special Judge Albert M. Thayer | also sentenced the defendant,

“11, were clothes,

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apartment when flames in a stairway blocked his escape. He climbed to the roof through the attic afid was rescued by firemen on an extension ladder.

30 Others Escape More than 30 other persons living in tF » building were able to escape froat the burning: structure down stairways and out the front entrance. All rear entrances were blocked by fire before it was discovered. . Mrs. Carrie Galyon, 42, living in one of the rear apartments, was overcome by smoke. She recovered after firemen applied first aid treatment. The fire started around an outside stairway at the Tear of the first floor and spread rapidly into the building and through the second and third floors. The interior of the rear half of the second and third floors and the roof were destroyed before firemen could get the flames under control after fighting them for two hours. $10,000 Damage Firemen were unable to determine how the fire started on the rear porch. : Mrs. Dorothy Whitehouse, 915 Leland 8t., owner of the building, estimated the damage to the building at about $10,000. Damage to the personal goods of the tenants was not determined. Two of the big losers in the fire were Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Stiner, of Apt. 19, who lost 140

war bonds, 385 in cash, a new £48 range, a brand new re tor and a wholé new ward

raof clothes. Mrs. Stiner bought last

‘week for.a vacation trip,

Mr, Stiner escaped with $700 in cash he had in his pockets. About the only things Mrs. Lucille. Chasem, Apt. 11, could salvage intact from. her

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radio and two lamps. The rest .of their personal goods

Out of. 5' Have Them

—Faulty Toothbrushes CHICAGO, Aug. 30 (UP)— Four out of five people reading this ought to rush out to their drugstore for a new toothbrush

He eatliér Advisory sald the|Jesse Sharer, to from one to 10 or else give up the pretense of a a winds were esti.|Vears, but suspended sentence on cleaning their teeth,

mated at 120 miles per hour and condition he returns to Bowling! That, at least, is the opinion of Newspapers.

the blow had increased in size so

that winds of gale force extended |

ogpr140 miles from the center.

PATH OF FURY—The pre! dicted course of the hurricane,

which. is expected to strike Cape. Hatteras night, is shown by the heaviest

| dotted line. The lighter dotted |

lines ‘mark the course of the two latest storms.

On Inside

Hunt for more bodies in plane crash killing 36 .......... P8°

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3 down _, Wabast*". Snother picture story of a

before mid-

Green, Ky. with his mother. i Melvin Loy, operator of Loy's| Sandwich Shop, 1602 College Ave., bitterly opposed the decision, ds! did Deputy Prosecutor: Merle Calvert. Both charged the judge had been too lenient. 2

” ” » SHARER WAS first held on a to ‘plead guilty to the lesser

The case was tried Friday.

from the sandwich shop, but conceded he had a hole in his pocket and may have lost some of the

Special Judge Thayer took the

$ case under advisement and an-

nounced he would give his ver-

4 dict today.

» » » MR. LOY said he arrived at court “15 minutes late” ‘to dis-

fat [cover the case had already been if (cleared and all principals gone.

John IL. McNelis, former municipal court judge, was attorney for Sharer.

robbery count, but was allowed! charge of grand larceny. | Shérer testified he took only $52|

loot.

the Journal of the American Dental ° Association. The magazine reports that out of a survey of 8176 toothbrushes 1580 re-

{ceived a passing grade. The rest/tion WIRE. Federal Communi: {were found to be so worn out cations rules prohibit ownership {as to be useless, or even unsan-/ itary.

‘Outlaw ‘Shock Boxes’

At Legion Conventions MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 30 (UP)— Electric canes and “shock boxes” will be taboo at the American Legion convention hefe Oct. 18-21 and the Legion's own police force Iwill try to see that their buddies induige in “just good, clean fun.” Capt. Jim Barney gave instructions to his Legion reserve police

electric startlers—customarily applied to the feminine anatomy. During convention time, 700 special legion MP's will patrol the city with the power to arrest

today to confiscate the familfar|for the Oct. 11 trial of Marshal

members who get too hilarious. [clerks thanwhen they arrived.

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Fairbanks Heirs

57 AN 1 inounced toWIBC from Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc. parent corporation of

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HURRY UP AND WAIT-—This is only part of the crowd of 25-year-olds which jammed Marion Souty today to register for the forthcomi not scheduled to register today.

Selective Service headquarters ng draft. Many appeared who were them business Police were called ta bring about orISS | 200 D

‘11.

News and Star, 3 Richard - Fairbanks, president of the station, sald the heirs of the late Charles Warren 'Fairbanks, principal owners of the

News, had arranged to take over the station from Indianapolis

| The station was owned by the {News while Eugenie Pulliam, publisher of the Star and president. {of the new corporation, owns sta-

of more than one local station by lany one individual or corporation. { Mr. Fairbanks said the ar- | rangement to separate WIBC {from the merger corporation were | subject to FCC approval. He de[clined to comment on: unofficial (reports that the price to be paid by the Fairbanks heirs; for the station. would be $500,000. The! figure he said, “is not relevant”

LONDON, Aug. 30 (UP) — ian)

Diplomatic sources feared to« night ‘that the Moscow talks

have struck new snags,

but ad-

vised “cautious. hopefulness” as

Lssniiiins

MOSCOW, Aug. 30

opposed to either’ pessimism ptimism,

Western envoys met: with: Soyiet {Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov for the eighth time today.

. U.8. Ambassador Walter Bedell

Smith sald afterward that no communique regarding the negotiations will be issued tonight.

He said the conversations will

continue at a time to be set later.

It appeared probable that diff-

culties had arisen between the western envoys and the Russian

{officials in framing the wording

Faces Trial as Fascist

| ROME, Aug. 30 (UP)—Preparations were under way today

{Rodolfo Graziani on. charges of {Fascist activity, The commandes| {of armies during the last days of {Mussolini's Republic will be tried {in the Palace of Justice here.

Two Newspapers to

publisher-of the Star, The twp

of which Mr; Pulliam will be

ment said.

picturesque journey Page 5 . . & = Ghost-ridden military’ camps come to life Page 11 » # »

Other Features:

Amusements. 6, Mrs. Manners Bridge ..... 15|Movies Business ... 9!Obituaries .. Classified .18-20{¥.C. Othman ~ Comies ..... 21| Radio

ssane

Crossword . 17|Ruark ..... 11 Ealterials .. 12|Scherrer ... 12|unich similar consolidations have

conclusion that in an 9 stantty mounting operating costs|said.

Jinaet from one plant and under competitive

afternoon newspaper Star as a morning

newspaper under the new man- people

ment. e+ Pulliam and Mr. McCarty said: newspapers have

better newspaper service will be

if both papers are

anagement,” and referred long enjoyed to more than 100 other cities inland the Star,

Forum .... 12|Bide Glarces. 12i,xen place.

Meta Given, 15|Soclety '.... 14| Explored by Times unded on Dec. Ind., Reporter. : ‘Hollywood . 6 Sports....18, 17 Reports of impending sale or, The News og tou published He also has extensive radio inTushs 18dpia. 11) Weather 3/merger of the News have been’ airbanks family for more terests, including station WIRE Jim Lucas.. 12{ Women's ..- 1%l.yrrent here for seme weeks. by the The Star wasiof Indianapolis and station] NATIONALLY FAMOUS FOB FINE FOOD, | When the factors to whieh, Mr oy dana: 1905, "AS WAOV of Vincennes, Ind: . # TARY, TON, SEAR VE. Bud MeCarty and. Mr. 5

One Plant by New Holding Company

Merger of the Indianapolis News and the long rumored here, Saturday was ann r | Walter McCarty, president of tha" Cnt Will be published from .the presen & Fo be enlarged by Indianapolis Newspapers, Inc. a |P14AY “formed holding company

can be completed, the annoumce- P

“Stockholders of the two ties to t reached merger upon ers of con-| joward, president of The

pub- them. Continuing

News and Star Merge, Publication By New Holding Company Planned

Be Published in

Et or ta

He'C. Pulliam, |

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became apparent several months

, representatives of Scripps-

president, as soon as Necessary pgoward newspapers and Fhe n- Dlans develop we will peed : legal and physical arrangements |dianapolis Times more

thoroughly ex situation 2 accredited representatives o e News owners, No basis could be

lored the whole

The News will continue as anig und for a mutually acceptable and the|arrangement and Sunday {quately serve

that would adethe interests of the of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Times is well

ue added responsibili-

aware of the

places it,”

relations

measure up in Indiaha.”

he community Which tes | oo, He is president of Muncie

Times publishes the auto making firm, said that A Ind., Star and Press; details of the 1940 model Kaiser “We eet |president le We'ars fully prepared friendly papers. Inc. wien publishes the we have Vincennes, Ind., A gident of Cerftral Newspapers, ae wil Toc, which publishes the Huntevery way to its obligations to Indianapolis and dent of Lebanon Newspape:

l Mrs. Nina irbanks {be 28 t Fairbanks interests bri its board of directors, it was announced.” “No change in personnel of either newspaper is contemplated” Mr, Pulliam said. “We believe we’ have worked oui a plan to give Indiana the best and most satisfactory newspaper: service in América. We hope as our

not less, personnel to achieve this goal. These newspapers are. dedilcated to the best interests of Inalana and the mation. Publle/ service has been and will Sontinue;

blisher of Phoenix Newspapers, | fine. Phoenix, Ariz, which pub-|

Newspapers, Inc., which uncie, the J ‘of the Vincennes News-

Sun Commercial;

ngto , Herald-Press; presiA m jnd. rs, Inc.,

{which publishes the Lebanon,

to be our business.” x | pri 1 is president and! mobiles today Mr. Pulliam Pp ables Soca pete with Ford, Chevrolet and

Arizona-Republic and| Plymouth.

{of .a communique which earlier reports said quite definitely would be issued later tonight. ;

Reports Berlin . Purge Of Anti-Soviet Elements

BERLIN, Aug. 30 (UP)—The

There have been no meetings: since Russia walked out of the Allied Control Council weeks ago.

four military governors of Germany may be called into session soon as ‘a result of the Moscow negotiations, it was reported today. " French Military Gov. Pierre Koenig arriv

Press reports, meanwhile, said

that the Russians have launched a drastic purge of the Commu-nist-dominated Socialist Party (SED) in the Soviet zone] to weed out anti-Soviet elements.

Unity

The-- American licensed Neue

Zeitung said that those arrested in the purge are being locked up. Kaiser-Frazer Reveal

Low-Priced Car Plans | DETROIT, 'Aug.: 30 (UP)—|initial Kalser-Frager Corp

eview of its 1049 lines

Henry J. Kaiser, chai

and ¥Frazer cars notinced later. He

i semble a convertible.

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would be up or down. Mr. ¥Frager said “everybody will be hap-

of auto-

rman of

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See Spy Hunt Story Page 8, and] the newly merged “Indianapolis Atdund the: World, P “ne | BOTY

early 1040's, rang out again and oF in third floor room at a 2 ssachusetts Ave, : the four ‘draft f cated. ! (UP)—~ Some In Joking Mood

Some men arrived at the registration office an hour before it opened. Two hours later they were no closer to the registration clerks than when they arrived.

lieutenant, viewed the long wait ahead with disgust. His service will exclude him from the draft. Try to Restore Line At 9 a. m. the long lines became impatient and crowded into the dead end of the room where th registration tables were

board members were sitting the

our lerowd yelled, “Get in line, get in ‘on Germany may |... »

back the overflow and re-estab-lished the three lines. i "

Bradle

held a press;

ed nsion of the Army and revealed plans expa o! s «priced car to com-|the United States will have

would be an-

disclosed, however, that one # ’ 8 model is called a “hard top car” Army will cost the American Jax {and has a steel top covered with payer “almost six billion Jolla v ls, nylon fabric, making ‘it re “Chea Prevent

Neither Mr. Kaiser nor Joseph |W. Frazer, president, would say equations. {whither prices of the 1949 fr cheaper

The officers, however, pushed

)ids Line Up Registration

der. Members of he Army r

1o-osing. were seen on many of the men. . George Poulakos, 3061 N. New Jersey Bt, hung the crowd. e whether to line up or leave and) [opin left

‘They aren't sure when the supposed to registe

Hervic fapseted a lot the

ag pe fll be a members w perienced and men should know | matic when to report.” . Men born in 1923 will register |tomotrow and Wednesday. »

‘was: not too

ecruiting service were on hand b good, Veterans in one line tossed remarks at the non-veterans in another, Fifa

on the fringe

back ' later.

The registrants were generally afternoon. 8A in a joking mood but one, now Face 16 Questions an’ employed ‘in a service station! At a ‘non-veteran tration the gave veice-to the general under: (able a watery-eyed hay fever|at: 20,000 tone. When asked what Beiyictim sneezed his way through|They will thought of the forthcoming draftitne 16 questions which all regis-j{about ‘their o he exclaimed, “I don't think (rants are required to answer. In{status, previous 3 much of it. the line a man with a brokenjence and the like, roliton, who served four Years|gwm tried to protect himself from Needs 700,000 Men in the Air Force during World|the jostling crowd. They usher in the 1048 ¢ Don Lukenbill of 4851 Car-| ‘Hair of the men who appeared through which the Army jp’ War II and came out a first today were not scheduled to|ing months wil rough

pd gtor,

state's 89 boards today. “We understand some O

boards are pretty congested.” he ¥ Rmorrow the board | presently are

little: more ex-| ice,

“By

y To Ask for 10,000

Men in Initial Draft Call

Chief of Staff Tells VFW Encampment

Recruiting Campaign : 87. LOUIS, Aug. of staff, told the 40th annual Wars

that he would ask Selective

today flitary service. draft of 10,000 me for Demat the Army world not relax ite

for Volunteers fo Go On |

~-(jen. Omar N. Bradley, Army chief | » QL an ont of the Veterans of Foreign | Service on Thursday for an,

‘couldn't. decide

W. B. ‘A. Peaslée, cosald. i

Te | Selective Service,

onfusion” at Nov..l. Loo ! of confusion” at "ol only 18 through 25 men: { the who are excused

ofl

The 25-year-olds ids were not only “listed as the first to register but

i to be called up by [he first gioop probably about,

from register draft are those wha in the Armed serv-. a _ alr work ; cons 4 . While 18-year-olds must regise ter, ‘they are not subject to. * i call for the 21-month hitch in the. 45 | Army until they are 19. Neither | {will there be. draft calls for &. 'dozen categories. deferred by" presidential order—including huss bands, fathers, men with des {pendents, essential workers, and {most veterans. Nevertheless, they { must register. 4 Selective Service reported that 3 its 4000 local draft boards Were in s state of readiness for the

(Continued on Page: 8=—Col. 1) Hold Two Motorists =

{ing in this

Ge Br an for votumieers. With the draft and planned Who Hit Pedestrians he shld, | mois Guerseas obligations and| nyo motorists were held by with- (1 he likelihood of conflict—either! iii today after "their cars. in a year “minimum armed through incident or another's in-lii uo pedestrians on streets here securit balance with these» yesterday. Wi Co ocurty in lanes, ten awhile, the VW opened ita Y"TEou8" aoiner. 44; of. 21810 He whrned that the expanded|y nual meeting With leadersic,. qofj Ave, was cha Army will be “suffering from the| .iticizing national officials. for! junyenness and failure bo) nigh cost of living as cruelly 88 caiing to keep “GlLIeringl, givers license after any housewife in the country.’ipromises” about veterans’ hous, and. seriously This year, Gen. Bradley said, thejsg Dumas Weathers , of ad to lar” Doom Yugoslav ‘Sp $s am ean por . BE, Aug. 30 (UpP)-«The = an feed Rational del PRAY of . Yugoslav Na-|Paca : one. “Becatise "is alwaysitional Assembly has rejected to prevent a. wariclemency appeals for 43 persons than to fight one,” he said, “our sentenced to death at yoy Soa a mitten ) s-|cial mews agency reported today. dition at: in teruls of Buti ecy YAMS ; EY .